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[heritrix]

[Throughout the day on Monday, everyone still left in the building will find a handwritten invitation delivered to them at some point or another, along with a bonus sheet of paper.

WHO: You!
WHAT: Fun and games!
WHERE: The roof
WHEN: 6 o'clock

Hey, everyone. It's been quiet around here lately, so let's keep our spirits up and have some fun! The sun might not be shining, but we still have a great view of the stars, and somewhere warm to watch them from. Food and drink will be provided, so just bring yourself (and your bingo sheet!), and we'll enjoy each other's company.

- Rin Tohsaka

There aren't any decorations upstairs, but there will be food and drink as promised, and lots of variety. Curry, soup and sandwiches, parfaits, homemade potato chips, a cheese plate; Rin went all out. For sweets, there's chocolate chip cookies and a lemon meringue pie, with milk or juice (that looks like it was made from scratch) to wash it down with. Alcohol too, if that's your thing. There's even a bloody mary for Elda, somehow.

As you might guess from the invitation, the bonus piece of paper delivered with the invites is a blank bingo sheet! Whether it's when the invites are delivered or when they come to the party, Rin will give everyone instructions on how to fill it out, and how the game is played.

HUMAN GET TO KNOW EACH OTHER BINGO

1. Fill out the sheet with 24 simple facts about yourself! They should be anything you're comfortable sharing with others, and most importantly they must be true
2. Share sheets with one another! If you have something in common with what's on another person's sheet, you can sign off on that square.
3. Players may sign up to two squares on one another's sheets, but only two! Normally you'd only collect a single signature, but this is a small group.
4. When one row has five signatures horizontally, vertically, or diagonally, that's a BINGO!
5. Whoever has the most BINGOs at the end of the night wins!

That should about cover it. But yeah, it's a game designed for the group to maybe get to know each other a little better. Discussion is encouraged, not just for what you have in common, but what you don't! What's most important is everyone have fun.]

Comments

[notaccurate]

[Whoops my bad! How about 'can use magic', then?]

I included some personal ones, just...not too personal.

[Look. It was hard enough to get himself to write 'likes men' on that card, okay? That's one of the ones that got crossed out a few times.]

[heritrix]

[That one's definitely free!]

Heh. Honestly, if this were home I'd have never written the one you just signed off on.

[notaccurate]

[He will circle it then.]

Why, are you unlicensed in magic?

[heritrix]

[Rin shakes her head.] Magic is a secret art where I'm from. If the world knew it existed, it would lose its mystery and dry up like a well.

[...magic is weird in her world. But yeah, that would be why it's such a big secret that outing Rin as a mage is the secret for her that ended up on the wall.]

It'd be okay for me to tell you, since you're also a magic user, but if a normal person like Hibiki found out, I'd have to at least erase her memories.

[notaccurate]

That is certainly different from my world. Magic doesn't 'dry up', since it is based on a person's own willpower. In fact, as long as there are people, there will always be magic. And everyone knows about it, too. Being a Cyclist- that's someone who can do my world's magic- is an actual profession.

[heritrix]

...wow, that's so backwards! [She actually sounds in awe of it though, like a child hearing a fairy tale that could actually be true.] A world where magic is generated most strongly by the people, than the world itself.

[notaccurate]

...I fail to see what is backwards about it, but alright.

[It does mean that magic is in abundance, though.]

Admittedly, it does make magic dangerous. It requires a lot of training to use properly, but since most people can manage it if they put their mind to it, there are...well, a lot of accidents.

[heritrix]

[She could definitely see how that could happen.]

Hence the licensing.

[notaccurate]

Exactly. The world decided it was easier to just give out licenses and jail anyone who practiced magic without a license rather than try to sort out the laws regarding accidentally burning down buildings because you couldn't control your magic.

[heritrix]

They properly test and train the people who get those licenses though, don't they? It'd be careless to hand them out without actual vetting.

[notaccurate]

Oh of course, it requires a four-year degree with a certificate of completion from the university. That is, truthfully, where I have been unable to proceed: I have more than enough knowledge and practice and could pass any test easily, but no university would dare speak for me.

[heritrix]

Why not?

[notaccurate]

To put it bluntly, Warassa does not trust foreigners much. One look at the name 'Valentino' would be enough for them to stamp any application with a rejection, if they stopped laughing long enough to even stamp it at all.

[heritrix]

[Hmmm.]

...I can actually relate to that, if only slightly. If I wasn't from such a prominent family, the Mage's Association wouldn't look twice at me. Or if they did, it would only be as research material. Japan is considered backwater to them, and its mages as so much rubbish.

[notaccurate]

Can you at least use your magic to make them punch themselves in the face? Because let me tell you, that is particularly satisfying, especially when they lord their supposed 'magical superiority' over you.

[heritrix]

[...!]

If you teach me how you do it, I should be able to pick it up nicely. I can think of one sausage curls bimbo I'd love to try it out on.

[notaccurate]

[Encouraging delinquency in minors~]

It isn't too difficult to do, truthfully. It just requires a bit of minute control over your magic. You have to slip past a person's natural magical defenses and use your own magic to force their arm muscles to move, bringing their fist up to their face. 'Water control' is the easiest way, since humans are mostly water anyway. Iron is another good element to focus on, since there is plenty of iron in a person's blood.

Of course, this is a lot easier to do if you catch them by surprise, because they won't have thought to put up any defenses to protect themselves from a magical attack like that. If they know what is coming, you will have to override their willpower with yours, which may not be an easy task.

[heritrix]

[Oh man, they can never tell Tarrlok about this, it sounds like bloodbending. RIN THO. Rin's turned over her bingo sheet and is taking notes.]

I already specialize in Reinforcement magecraft, and can use that on my own muscles. That should give me a good base of reference to come from this at, to do it without tearing the ligaments... [She's kind of talking to herself as she goes.] I might need to improve my skill with water, but as an Average One I have an affinity for that element, so as long as my studies go smoothly I could probably do it in... A month or two?

[notaccurate]

[It basically is bloodbending, and has been used for some rather unethical purposes in Luca's canon, so. Yeah. It's Very Dangerous and Luca probably shouldn't be admitting to knowing how to do it.]

Then you can punch to your heart's content. I am trusting you not to use this power for evil though, understand? Being able to control someone else's movements is a very strong power, and is usually treated with disdain. Making someone punch themselves would probably get a laugh or two, but don't take it father than that.

[heritrix]

It's worth it if only once to wipe that smug look off Luvia's face, but don't worry. I'll keep it to that.

[She reaches for Luca's bingo sheet again—she should sign off on another of these!—but gives him a smile.]

I wouldn't be able to look Tarrlok in the eye if I took it any farther. Don't mention this to him, by the way.